Must-Do Sportifs

Spiderman1975

If you were to pick the top 10 sportifs/events in the country what would they be?

murph226

Any idea where there is a list of sportives and dates?

The last few Rebel Tours were great imho.

Spiderman1975

I was going to do the Rebel tour last year until I saw where it was starting from. The SK was nearer and I live in Cork!!

C3PO

murph226 wrote: »

Any idea where there is a list of sportives and dates?

The last few Rebel Tours were great imho.

Here you go!

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/29449/232781.pdf

murph226

You missed out, it was a great day.

The top ten won't all be on your doorstep.

Spiderman1975

I'm a little more motivated this year.
It wasn't so much the distance to it rather that the fact I had it in my head that I would drive 15mins up the road, do the cycle and be home in time for tea.

ford2600

In no order
Tour de burren
Rebel tour ONLY if they follow 2012 route
Sean Kelly Tour
Giants Causeway sportive
Chain gang cycle
Carrick Bobby Power Challenge

murph226 wrote: »

Any idea where there is a list of sportives and dates?

The last few Rebel Tours were great imho.

murph226

C3PO wrote: »

Here you go!

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/29449/232781.pdf

Thanks, but theres something messed up on my laptop and I can't open it, I'll have to print it out in work:o

Roger Hassenforder

Spiderman1975 wrote: »

I was going to do the Rebel tour last year until I saw where it was starting from. The SK was nearer and I live in Cork!!

it was epic.
you missed out.
(No Roz though)

Lusk Doyle

murph226 wrote: »

Thanks, but theres something messed up on my laptop and I can't open it, I'll have to print it out in work:o

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056794946?page=1

shaka

Rebel tour (2012 version only , prior route was poor)

Tour de Kilkenny (one i found the toughest)

Rok for the crack , not difficult

Sean Kelly tour

Burren tour

Atlantic coast challenge

ROK ON

Mick Byrne Randonee
Mt Leinster Challenge
Etape Ras Mumhan
Chain Gang Blasket Blast
Rebel Tour
Kare Tour de Foothills
Valley Wheelers Mick Dineen
Tour de Munster
The Vicious Cycle (a 'private' sportif that could get bigger)
The Ring of Kerry
The Dying Light

moby2101

Burren Tour has it all , scenery a couple of challenging climbs and CHEESECAKE

Superbly organised and well run, I hope to complete my 4th one this year

ashleey

Tour de Kilkenny

Leinster Loop for average speed

Waterford 3cc for including The Vee

Some local examples

ednwireland

anything within easy reach of the north west;)

not that i'm lazy or anything

but i am

funnights74

Spiderman1975 wrote: »

I was going to do the Rebel tour last year until I saw where it was starting from. The SK was nearer and I live in Cork!!

You missed out on a terrific day. I had my doubts about the chosen route but I was totally wrong. Magnificent is an understatement. Spectacular scenery, a tough route but not too tough (the 85 km). and excellent organization. Put it on you're to do list for this year if they go back to glengarriff.

Dermot Illogical

Tour de Burren
SKT
Giant's Causeway (toughest by far imho)
Orwell Randonee

Esroh

A sample from the West
Tour de Burren
Tour of Sligo
Western Lakes Polka Dot (up there with the toughest in the Belgian classic mode)
Tour de Connemara

BailMeOut

There is an excellent and very challenging 100km 'Trasna na nGleannta" through Gaeltacht West Cork and Kerry over three mountains that is worth checking out. Much of the day you are looking down on tree tops as you snake up the mountains on some very remote and quiet roads. I did five sportives last year and this was easily the toughest and most memorable.

see http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1703461

Carpenter

Orwell Randonee its only 135k but not easy

Dermot Illogical

ednwireland wrote: »

anything within easy reach of the north west;)

not that i'm lazy or anything

but i am

Giant's Causeway, and there are a couple of runs around the Inishowen 100 which should knock the laziness out of you.

Special Red

Tour of Kilkenny
Sean Kelly
Tour de Cure
ROK

These have been the only ones that I've done. Too knackered by the time the Rebel comes around but might do the 85km if they stick to the same route.

Tour de Munster is not a sportif, tut tut ROK on, but it is great to take part in. Within the Tour de Munster is the Vicious Cycle which is up there with one of the best days cycling in the year.